Mop



J. M'cNAUGHTON.

MOP. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 21' 1920.

1,423,%44, Patented July 18, 1922.

JOHN MGNAUGHTON, OF YORK, N. Y.

MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July is, 1922.

Application filed January 21, 1920. Serial No. 352,964.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MoNAUeH'roN, a British subject, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York. have invented a new anduseful Mop, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mops, one of its objects being to provide a simple and compact structure which is light, can be manipulated readily, and which has means whereby the cloth of the mop can have the water pressed therefrom quickly after which the cloth can be readily replaced in operative position upon the mop head.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character the cloth of which, when not in use, can be hung up separately from the mop head and on a nail or the like where it can be easily dried.

A further object is to provide means whereby the mop cloth can easily be placed in position but which, when so placed, will be held firmly while the mop is in use.

Another object is to provide a mop head which can be cheaply manufactured, the entire structure being made up of but few parts which can be assembled readily.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed,

changes in the precise embodiment of the in vention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the mop, two positions of the mop cloth being indicated by full and dotted lines respectively, the section being taken on line l-1, Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the mop head and a portion of the handle, the cloth being removed.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one end portion of the cloth and showing the ring which is attached to one end portion thereof.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a cross strip constitilting an expressing element bowed transversely so as to present an inwardly bulged inner surface extending throughout the portion of a handle 5.

length of the said cross strip. Side strips 2 extend from the ends of the cross strip and preferably diverge slightly away therefrom, these side strips diverging into back strips 3 which extend toward each other and terminate, in the construction shown, in ferrule sections 4 which come together and are adapted to receive between them one end The handle and ferrule sections can be held together in any manner desired, as by means of'a rivet 6 or the like and, if preferred, the said sections of the ferrule can be permanentlyconnected at their meeting edges by welding or in any other manner desired.

The side strips 2 have ribs 7 struckoutwardly therefrom so as to forminner longitudinal channels 8 and projecting into these channels are bearing studs 9 projecting from the ends of a roller 10 likewise constituting an expressing element. Springs 11 are housed in the channels 8 and bear against these studs 9 and also against the back walls of the channels 8 so as to constantly press the roller 10 toward the strip 1. By referring particularly to Figure 1 it will be noted that the channels 8 are disposed almost perpendicularly to the upper portion of the strip 1.

The mop cloth indicated at 12 is adapted to be folded at one end about a portion of a wire loop or ring 13 the outer intermediate portion of which is pressed inwardly to form a substantially V-shaped tongue 14. with loops or extensions 15 at the sides thereof. The cloth 12 can be attached to the ring by inserting one end of the cloth through the ring and then fastening said end by means of pins or the like.

When it is desired to use the mop one of the fingers of the hand is placed in the ring 13 and under the tongue 14. The said ring is then placed between the two expressing devices 1 and 10 and pushed upwardly by pressing against the tongue 14. This will cause the loops or extensions 15 to pass between the elements 1 and 10 to position thereabove as indicated by full lines in Fig ure 1. During this action the roller is pushed away from the strip 1 and the springs 11 are placed under increased compression. Two of the fingers are then inserted at opposite sides of the tongue 14 and said ring is thus pulled upwardly out of engagement with the strip 1 so as to lie loosely on the roller 10. Thus the cloth 12 will be pinched between the elements 1 and 10 and held securely thereby. The cloth can then be used like the cloth of any ordinary mop and when it is desired to express the water "from the cloth the operator grasps the ring 1-3 and pulls on it so as to draw the cloth between the two expressing ele ments 1 and 10, thereby entirely removing the cloth from the mop head and at the same time squeezing the water frome the cloth. Immediately after this operation the ring 13 can be placed under the mop head and again pressed upwardly between the parts 1 and 10 and brought to the position shown by dotted lines in figure 1 whereupon the mop is ready for further use.

It will be seen from the foregoing de scription that the structure is very simple,

ends oi the roller 10. t

, By having the side strips :2 divergevas shown it is possible for the roller 10 to swing on either end to aecomodate a cloth which isthicker at one side of the head than at the other. This swinging can take place without binding between the parts.

lVhat is claimed is:

A mop head including forwardly converging sides, a transversely rounded connection integral with the sides at the forward ends thereof, there being longitudinal depressions within the inner faces of the sides of the head, a roller interposed between the sides, studs projecting therefrom and slidable within ithe depressions, and springs housed within the depressions and thrusting against the studs to hold the roller normally pressed against the connection, said springs being housed between the ends of the roller and the side portions of the head.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as'my own, I have heretoafiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN :MCNAUGHTON.

lVitnesses: v ANNIE BRICEROBINSON, MABEL PETERS MoNAUeH'roN. 

